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Compilation: Events & Showcases

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Konsert Roket: Destinasi Bintang
Borneo Rainforest, Sunway

Got the ticket for this concert for free thnx to Angah.. thanks sis! =) Anyways, the show was quite entertaining cuma rasa sekejap sgt.. The opening acts - Yazid & Isma sang 1 song each, Sugul by Yazid and a new ballad by Isma. Not really into both of them.. After them both finished their set, the 3 main acts came on stage singing I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas. I'm not feeling it tho'. Huhu.

Yazid

Isma

Aril

Then we're left with Aril as the 1st main act to perform. I enjoyed his performance of Muse's Starlight, but don't quite get the other 2 new songs he performed. Was looking forward to him singing Menatap Matamu, but all were disappointed.

Akim

Next we have Akim. Akim rocked his set with Wali Band's Cari Jodoh. He sang well and grooved to song alright. So did the crowd. His next two songs were his original composition which i think is his next single - Inilah Cinta, and a cover of Lionel Richie's Hello, but done with David Cook's arragement. Not bad at all.

Akim

Hafiz

Next we have Hafiz, performing his latest single, Watak, Marc Anthony's My Baby You and Sudirman's Antara Hujan & Airmata. Well, we don't need to be reminded by his vocal awesomeness, but he struggles in getting the 2nd verse cue for Antara Hujan & Airmata. Had to repeat that song 2 times before getting it right. Not that i mind tho', coz it was Hafiz. I couldn't bare if it was Aril. ;p

Hafiz

Then all three of them got back on-stage to sing each other's songs - Hafiz sang Menatap Matamu, Aril sang Bengang, while Akim did Masih Jelas, and all three sang the last chorus to the latter song.

Autograph signing session.

And finally yours truly with Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina. =)

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Saturday Nite Live: Zahid
Studio Cafe

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Lokman & Atilia @ No Black Tie

Lokman & Atilia peformed at No Black Tie last month, and i'm extremely glad i made the effort to go after missing the Lokman's first show there.. so yeah, i'm obviously there becoz of Lokman.. not that i don't like Atilia.. it's just that her songs are so monotonous and her vocal chops are not that amazing, unlike Noryn Aziz. Anyways, Lokman opened the show, and he was amazing.. i am extremely proud of him.. he has definitely grown a lot since his OIAM days.. and needless to say, his songwriting skill is great! He sang a lot of his original composition, and we were hooked on the first listen!

Apart from his original songs, some of the covers that he did were Sunday Morning (Maroon 5), Mind Trick (Jamie Cullum), Home (Michael Buble) and a lot more. He sang more than 10 songs i think. So it was a really satisfying show for him. While the singing was great, he really need to improve on his communication skills. He seemed obviously nervous. But the great thing is, once the music was on, you could never notice the nerves! Hopefully he could improve on that with time, and get the opportunity to perform on a bigger stage. Good luck bro! And thanks to NBT for providing the platform to showcase his talent. =)

Now moving on to Atilia. Hmm.. i actually don't quite know what to say about her set. Well, obviously she's an experienced performer, and it really shows by the way she interacts with the crowd.. but the thing is, i did not enjoy her set. The songs was boring. She premiered her latest single, and listening it for the 1st time, i thot there is no way that the song titled Indah could propel her to stardom.. And she could've done better with covers, but she didn't.. and her vocal skills, well they were flawless, but they weren't great.. it was so monotonous.. and i thot i was the only one thinking that way, but my friend Lis who accompanied me to the show also felt the same thing.. gladly, her set was short compared to Lokman.. So that was it. =)

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Alibi Cosmic Concert
Wisma Bentley Damansara

This Alibi Cosmic Concert was organised by Alibi Music to introduce artistes under their label as well as artistes who distribute their music via Alibi Music like Dayang Nurfaizah.. So some of the artistes performing that night apart from Dayang are Lah Ahmad (formerly of VE), The Fabulous Cats, Ezlynn, Nabis (of Mentor), Marsha, Natasha Hudson, Liyana Jasmay, Awal Ashaari, Han (of OIAM & Bintang RTM), and some unknown acts - Kalysa, Roze, an all-female group called Dynda and more.

The concert was quite entertaining, first and foremost coz their was Dayang who sang a solo version of Sayang, and secondly coz the songs performed that night were mostly sing-a-long and catchy tunes.. but the thing that i was disturbed by was the level of talents that seemingly are just so-so.. only a few of them have seriously good vocal chops (Dayang, Lah & Marsha), the rest are just blah.. artistes like Natasha Hudson, Liyana Jasmay & Awal Ashaari, while they have the package in terms of looks & popularity, they can't really sing.. seriously, come on.. this just gonna worsen our music industry.. i hope the listeners out there can differentiate between just artistes who sings, and serious vocalists who can actually really sing. This is sad.